Today’s Spanish word of the day is “real”.
It’s an adjective that often means “real”, “genuine” or “authentic”, like the English word “real”. It can also mean “royal”, and is used in things like the names of the soccer team Real Madrid (“Royal Madrid”) and organizations such as the Real Academia Española (“Royal Spanish Academy”).The word was also used historically in the names of several currencies in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, and is still used for the currency of Brazil, the Brazilian real.
Like the identical English word, Spanish “real” comes from Late Latin realis, meaning “actual”.
Example sentences
Es una historia real.
It’s a true story.
Nada de esto parece real.
None of this feels real.
La familia real visitó la ciudad.
The royal family visited the city.
¿Es esto un diamante real o artificial?
Is this a real or artificial diamond?
Quiero un trabajo real donde me paguen por dormir… ¿existe?
I want a real job where I get paid to sleep… does it exist?
